Profiles
A FHIR Profile is a specification that adds constraints or extensions to a base FHIR resource to adapt it for specific use cases or regulatory requirements.
| Profiles | Provider System | Consumer System | Implementation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHSDigital-MedicationRequest | Prescribing | Dispensing | A request to dispense a prescription medication item by a pharmacy, for a patient. |
| NHSDigital-CommunicationRequest | Prescribing | Dispensing | Information for the patient that does not related to the prescribed medication. |
| UKCore-List | Prescribing | Dispensing | Optionally used when an EPS prescription-order message includes patient communications within a NHSDigital-CommunicationRequest resource. |
| NHSDigital-Patient | All | All | Patient details. |
| NHSDigital-PractitionerRole | All | All | A practitioner working in a role for an organisation. |
| NHSDigital-Practitioner | All | All | Clinical practitioner. |
| NHSDigital-Organization | All | All | Organisation. |
| NHSDigital-MedicationDispense | Dispensing | EPS | Only used by EPS dispensing systems. The EPS implementation requires the use of contained resources within this resource. |
| NHSDigital-Claim | Dispensing | EPS | Only used by EPS dispensing systems. The EPS implementation requires the use of contained resources within this resource. |
| NHSDigital-Task | Dispensing | EPS | Only used by EPS dispensing systems for withdraw and return processes. |
Profiles used by the EPS defined externally within the NHS England FHIR Implementation Guide.
| Profiles | Provider System | Consumer System | Implementation Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHSDigital-MessageHeader | All | All | Required for all FHIR Messages using Bundles |
| NHSDigital-Provenance | Prescribing | Dispensing | Includes the Advanced Elecrtronic Signature applied to a prescription |
| NHSDigital-OperationOutcome | All | All | Resource containing error information |